Wednesday, July 13, 2016

Where Healthcare Comes Floating On A Boat Once In A Month

By UMANG KUMAR | INNLIVE

For millions on Brahmaputra’s shifting islands, the only source of health services are boat clinics.

It had been raining all morning but Debika Mikum was still waiting. About a dozen women stood with her, huddled under their umbrellas.

There's A Glaring Inequality Between Health Insurance Benefits Given To Men And Women

By NEWSCOP | INNLIVE

For the age group of 70 and above, for every claim paid to a woman, more than 11 were paid to men.

In the last five years, when there were major concerns over the country’s economic growth, the Indian health insurance industry was doing surprisingly well. In fact, it had been growing at more than double the rate of the overall economy, according to data from Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority.

Actor & Politician Raj Babbar Appointed As A New Congress Chief In Uttar Pradesh: A Close Look At His Political Career

By LIKHAVEER | INNLIVE

Fortune favours the brave, goes the adage. And how befitting it is to veteran actor Raj Babbar, who was appointed as the Congress chief of Uttar Pradesh, ahead of the state's Assembly polls in 2017. Not too long ago, Babbar was a star campaigner in the Assam Assembly election this year, which saw the end of the 15-year-old rule of former chief minister Tarun Gogoi, making way for the first Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government in North East India.

How To Deal With Zakir Naik? Not By Force, But With Counter-Narrative

By NEWS KING | INNLIVE

Can a phenomenon be eliminated by force?

No. That is what the experts feel about televangelist preacher Zakir Naik, who has virtually achieved a phenomenal status. According to them, by controlling law and order and using the state machinery, the popularity gained by Naik can't be erased.

As per the confession of one of the militants involved in the Dhaka terror attack, the Mumbai-based Muslim preacher Naik, through his narratives on Islam, motivated him into terrorism.

Tuesday, July 12, 2016

Straight Talk: Why Fear The Law When The Law Fears You?

By M H AHSSAN | INNLIVE

As the large SUV suddenly overtook my car from the left and sharply cut in front, missing my left fender by millimetres, I got a glimpse of the driver and the corpulent young man in fancy dark glasses sitting next to him, clad neta-style in a white kurta.

I drew alongside this monster of a vehicle at the traffic light, rolled down my window, looked up and voiced my protest only to get withering "I'll fix you" glares in return from the bouncer of a driver and his ward.

What Gives Baba Ramdev’s Patanjali An Edge Over Its Competitors?

By ISHAN ARORA | INNLIVE

Patanjali is able to create a brand perception of health and wellness among Indian masses due to Baba Ramdev who is considered to be a veteran of yoga.

Patanjali Ayurveda was founded by Baba Ramdev and Acharya Balkrishna in the year 2006. The latter owns 94% of Patanjali Ayurveda. Patanjali is the fastest growing FMCG company in India. It has grown more than 10 times in revenue in last five years, an unprecedented feat in India’s FMCG (fast-moving consumer goods) industry.

Aviation Trends: Why 'GoAir' Going On Hard Destinations Where No Indian Airline Has Gone Before?

By LIKHAVEER | INNLIVE

India’s fifth-largest airline is planning to touch down in some relatively unchartered territories.

GoAir, promoted by the 280-year-old Wadia group, has sought India’s aviation ministry’s permission to fly to Iran, Turkey, Uzbekistan, Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan—countries where no Indian airline flies directly to.

Preacher Zakir Naik's Peace TV And Its Videos Are Banned, But Where They Made?

By NEWS KING | INNLIVE

Zakir Naik's now-infamous Peace TV has its offices in Dubai, Saudi Arabia, the USA and UK, but none in India. Officially speaking.

However, India - more specifically, the tiny area of Dongri in South Mumbai - is actually where Naik's videos are made.

A bit of background: Naik's 'provocative' Peace TV speeches and videos are said to have inspired some of the Bangladeshi terrorists, who killed 22 people, mostly foreigners, in the month of Ramzan at an upscale restaurant in Dhaka on 1 July.
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